Oktapodi

Oktapodi is a 2007 French computer-animated short film that originated as a Graduate Student Project from Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image. The film is about a pair of love struck octopi who through a series of comical events are separated and must find each other. Oktapodi was directed by Julien Bocabeille, François-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier, and Emud Mokhberi. Music was composed by Kenny Wood.

Oktapodi
Theatrical poster
Directed byJulien Bocabeille
François-Xavier Chanioux
Olivier Delabarre
Thierry Marchand
Quentin Marmier
Emud Mokhberi
Produced byMarie-France Zumofen
Music byKenny Wood
Production
company
Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image
Distributed byTalantis Films
Release date
June 2007
Running time
2 minutes 26 seconds
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Oktapodi was well received, winning a number of awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film (Animated) for the 81st Academy Awards. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.

Plot

Two octopuses fight for their lives with a stubborn restaurant cook in a comical escape through the streets of a seaside town in Greece.

Awards and nominations
AwardCategoryRecipientResult
Academy Awards[1] Short Film (Animated) Emud Mokhberi & Thierry Marchand Nominated
Anima Mundi [2] Best Character Animation Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
AniWOW! [2] Best Character Animation Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
Annecy International Animated Film Festival [3] Canal+Family Award (Student Film) Julien Bocabeille Won
Festival International du Film de l'Etudiant
(Casablanca International Student Film Festival) [4]		 Best Animated Film Julien Bocabeille Won
Hiroshima International Animation Festival [5] Special International Jury Prize Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
SIGGRAPH [6] Best of Show Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
Audience Prize Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films [7] Children's Jury Award - Special Distinction Julien Bocabeille Won

See also
  • Le Building - a 2005 animated short film, also directed by students at Gobelins

References
  1. "Nominees - 81st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  3. "Annecy 2008 Film Festival Winners". Annecy. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  4. "Casablanca International Student Film Festival". Hollywood Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  5. "Hiroshima2008 Winners".
  6. "SIGGRAPH 2008 Winners".
  7. "Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films". Zagreb Animafest. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.


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